Comments on: Theft on your holiday – do’s and don’ts

By: Ivy

Ivy — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 10:07:25 +0000

In Vietnam I was so stupid to gave my bag to a boy, thinking he was the luggage-boy from train company. While he was putting my bag in the cabin he stole my camera en mobile. I was so angry and of course I cried. All those beautiful pictures I took. Well it was a hard lesson.

By: kendra

kendra — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:50:26 +0000

Thanks soo much for this article. I travel alot to the Carribeans since that’s where my family is from (Dominican Republic) and I am ALWAYS careful as well since it’s a really poor country and all; and I am planning to go to Europe and never would I imagine that I have to be just as careful as well….

Wow, now I know.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:25:11 +0000

night trains in Italy are always dangerous… I really don’t like to take them because something happens every time.

By: jaclyn

jaclyn — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:46:43 +0000

yes, the software mifi mentions is called mobileme. you can backup all your files on a remote server and access your computer remotely as well. this allows you to track the computer, send emails from it, open up the camera applications, etc..

By: mifi

mifi — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:40:00 +0000

You also have some anti-theft software available … the one I know utilizes wi-fi positioning to provide the accurate location of your device in the event of theft, without the need for GPS or additional hardware. When you report you laptop stolen the software will activate and start sending you emails with the specific location and network environment of the system, as well as use the i-sight camera to take a photo of who is using the system every 30 minutes. (this is for mac-book laptops) …

By: Krissi Molina Grant

Krissi Molina Grant — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:27:48 +0000

I will never make the mistake of thinking that just because Im in supposedly First World Countries im more safe …?! Not!

When living in Latin America I had no problems – because i was smart and carefull , Europe isnt safe and has alot of poverty , I was robbed blind in New Zealand of all places , relaxed a little and look out!

In Argentina its considered “bad luck” to put your bag on the ground.

Not everyone is nice , people are more and more desperate , travelling educates you in ways that are sometimes good and sometimes bad.

I agree , travel light , isnt travelling all about switching off the Mobile , Blackberry and Laptop anyway , you can still travel with your basic camera and get some good shots for your Face Book page , we dont need all the technology we have these days , just makes for a harder blow when we are robbed of it all.

By: sebastian

sebastian — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:38:16 +0000

“If you do travel with your laptop, make sure it’s password protected so the thief cannot access your data or even reinstall a new software without your password.”

If youuse windows, that means you need to have your harddrive encrypted by Windows or thirdparty-sw like “Safeguard Easy” or TrueCrypt (its free).
Simply using a passwort for your windows-account dont work, because the thief can´t start your windows and login, but he can read all your data by starting your laptop using a linux-cd or put your harddrive in an external case and connect it to another computer.

regarding your iphone: isnt there a function to trackdown your phone when it was stolen? maybe thats why the thief left it alone.